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Digital Accessibility
Digital accessibility standards have been developed and set out in Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG), created by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). These guidelines aim to ensure that digital content is accessible to all users, regardless of their abilities or disabilities. WCAG provides recommendations for making web content more accessible, including text alternatives for nontext content, captions and transcripts for multimedia, and easy navigation.
These include:
- Accessible Rich Internet Applications (ARIA): Also developed by W3C, ARIA provides guidance on how to make web applications more accessible, including adding keyboard controls and labeling controls.
- Assistive Technology Compatibility: Digital content compatible with assistive technologies, such as screen readers, magnifiers, and speech recognition software.
- Internationalisation: Content designed to be accessible to users from diverse linguistic and cultural backgrounds.
- Usability and User Experience: Digital content designed with usability and user experience in mind, including clear and consistent layout, easy navigation, and clear language.For the latest iteration of the guidelines, and to gain a comprehensive overview of WCAG, visit: http://bitly.ws/BJu6